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There’s an old saying that the happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy the boat, and the day they sell it. For me, the happiest …read more

The GPS III Rollout Is Almost Complete, But What Is It?

Considering how integral it is to our modern way of life, you could be excused for thinking that the Global Positioning System (GPS) is a product of the smartphone era. …read more

Hackaday Links: April 26, 2026

It’s been three weeks since the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, and while the mission might be over for Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, …read more

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Why Leaded Fuel Is Still A Thing

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By Zoe Skyforest | May 4, 2026

Leaded fuel is considered one of the greatest environmental failures in modern human history. Adding tetraethyl lead to gasoline reduced knock in internal combustion engines, which was widely considered a …read more
TagTinker Lets You Hack Electronic Shelf Labels

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By Zoe Skyforest | May 4, 2026

Was there ever anything wrong with simple paper price labels? Absolutely not. And yet, the world invented the electronic price tag anyway. If you happen to come across some of …read more
TDR For Auto Diagnostics Done On The Cheap

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By Zoe Skyforest | May 4, 2026

A time domain reflectometer (TDR) is a useful tool to have for finding faults in a wiring harness. However, they don’t come cheap, putting them out of reach for many …read more
True-Spectrum Photography With Structural Color

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By Aaron Beckendorf | May 3, 2026

Although modern cameras can, with skill and good conditions, produce photographs nearly indistinguishable from the original scene, this fidelity relies on the limitations of human vision. According to the trichromatic …read more
ReactOS Gets Unified Installer Image And A New Storage Stack

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By Maya Posch | May 3, 2026

Although the ReactOS project is in no rush to dethrone Windows as the desktop operating system of choice, this doesn’t mean that some real changes aren’t happening. Most recently two …read more
Hackaday Links: May 3, 2026

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By Tom Nardi | May 3, 2026

Software that collects public data from the Internet and uses it to provide half-assed answers to your questions might seem like a modern craze, but today we bid farewell to …read more
IPod Nano Gets Three Monitors

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By Zoe Skyforest | May 3, 2026

Triple monitor workstations are pretty common these days, particularly for those wishing to maximise screen space for greater productivity. [Will It Work?] has put together a sillier take on this …read more

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